Obituaries

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service:   Don R. Chamberlain, 87, a resident of Hancock unexpectedly passed away Saturday, April 27, 2024, at his home with his wife by his side.     He was born on February 28, 1937, in Grosse Pointe Shores, MI.      As requested …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Lillian E. Kilpela, 97, a former resident of Hancock passed away Friday, April 26, 2024, at the Omega House in Houghton following a short illness.     She was born on September 13, 1926, in Hancock, a daughter of the late Oscar and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Norman K. Makela  Calumet. Norm passed away April 16, 2024.  He was born June 14, 1939 in Hancock, the son of Elmer and Allie (Lehtola) Makela. He attended Hancock Schools graduating with the Hancock high School, Class of 1957. On August …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  William Howard Paquet, age 73, of L’Anse, Michigan passed away on Thursday, April 25th, 2024 at Bayside Village in L’Anse. He was born July 29, 1950 in Hancock, MI son of Mylo and Elsie (Ellis) Paquet. Bill graduated from L’Anse High School in …

As received from Memorial Chapel Funeral and Cremation Service: Toivola Jane Martinez-Naasko passed away at UP Health Systems Portage on Saturday, the 20th of April 2024, and thus began her final adventure. Jane was always on an adventure. Sometimes, it looked like a walk past the zoo in her small …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Virginia “Ginny” Eileen (Anderson) Erkkila, 80, of Calumet passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday April 23, 2024. Ginny was born on November 1, 1943 to Abram and Aili Anderson. She grew up working hard and creating many memories with …

As received from the Jacobson Funeral Home:  Edward A. Hickey (76), of Aura, Michigan, passed away on April 21, 2024. Edward, fondly known as Mike, was born to Edward (Ned) and Charlotte, on February 2, 1948 inBig Rapids, Michigan. At the age of 17, his love of the water and …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Fern A. (Salo) Sprietzer, 88, a resident of Our Lady of Mercy passed away on Friday morning April 19, 2024. She was born on June 24, 1935 in Detroit a daughter of the late Ownie and Aileen (Aho) Mackey. On October …

As received from the Erickson Crowley Peterson Funeral Home: Rita C. Gemignani, 91, a resident of Tamarack Location in Calumet passed away on March 6, 2024, at Aspirus Hospital.  She was born on January 21, 1933, in Concord, New Hampshire.  Rita graduated from Calumet High School in 1951 and studied …

As received from the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel: Craig J. “Stub” Miller, age 65 of Chassell, Michigan passed away at his home on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Funeral services for Craig will be held at 4:30 p.m., Friday, April 26, 2024 at the Reid Funeral Service and Chapel, L’Anse …